Mister isn't feeling well and he's already asleep.
- What are you doing here? - Reply Master,
Mister said...
he wants to ask me something about this mission.
So he summoned me here.
Ask something about this mission?
Is this outfit necessary?
It's Ting Zhu Yard's requirement.
Wan Mei dare not violate any rules due to my petite status.
Where did he not feeling well?
Xing Feng's medical skills can help to cure him.
Mister told me that...
he doesn't want to see you today.
What if I insist to meet him?
Then Wan Mei won't dare to stop you.
What is he doing?
Wan Mei...
don't dare to tell you.
Tell me!
He said...
Master is uniquely beautiful,
if you have to break his rule, then...
Master Xing may
not see your pretty face ever again.
You...
Fine.
Cha Luo will leave him alone.
Since he claims that the assassin is not in Ting Zhu Yard,
then we'll have to find him somewhere else.
Can't we defeat him if we join forces?
Judging by his ability to control those insects,
he could be seriously ill.
We may have a chance to win.
Why didn't you let me fight?
- But he still can ruin your face. - I'm not afraid!
I've already lose my face for living like a coward.
What he said was meant for me.
I'm the one who is scared and cares a lot.
So tell me...
what should we do next?
Keep monitoring that Tai Fu you mentioned last time,
Yue Qing Ya.
Since he is half of a hit man,
it shouldn't be hard to ask him for a meeting.
I really don't know...
how much longer we have to continue suffering like this.
Mister, you're awake?
Why are you here?
I...
Where is Cha Luo?
They have left.
How did you scare them away?
I...
I told them that...
you summoned me to Ting Zhu Yard...
to take care of you.
Cha Luo is always simple-minded,
but you also manage to fool Xing Feng.
It's unbelievable.
Mister, please protect Chang An.
What have he done that needs my protection?
Since you're here to take care of me,
your shadow will naturally be on standby.
Just go back with him.
Yes.
Your Shadow did nothing.
As for his wound,
I believe you're able to fix it.
Thanks you, Mister.
Take him back,
If you need some clothes,
Yue Ying's clothes are in the closet.
Yes.
But Mister, you...
I'm fine.
No need to pretend that you care.
In this world,
I'll repay what you've offered.
You saved my life yesterday,
come find me at Chang Sheng Palace three days later.
I will reward you.
Yes. Thank you, Mister.
Mister said you did nothing. So just forget it.
Sister, you're back.
Wan Xiang.
Do you still hate me for what happened last time?
You should blame the rules.
I just want to survive.
Don't blame me.
We're all the same, I don't blame you.
Perfect.
Something big just happened in the city.
Someone assassinated Master.
Did you know about it?
Chang An and I stayed at Ting Zhu Yard the whole night.
Master had told us about it.
Your Shadow smells like blood.
Your wound is not healed yet?
I made her angry yesterday,
so she punished me.
I don't dare to bind my wound without her permission.
Really?
It's so embarrassing.
But Er Yue insisted that...
you and your shadow were on the swing together...
with full of intimacy.
Don't feel so nervous.
I've disciplined him before for spreading rumours.
If all the girls in Guihua City fell in love with their shadows,
punishment for that sin is even worse than death.
In that case, thank you sister.
Why did you come here for?
Nothing. I just simply dropped by.
I saw your swing and can't help to sit on it.
You are Ting Zhu Yard's favourite now.
I shall not disturb you then.
There are no servants here, so the stove is cold.
If you come next time, I'll make you some tea.
Later.
Tell me, what did she mean?
Chief Wan Xiang is always flattering.
She displeased you earlier.
Now that you are close to Ting Zhu Yard, she's terrified.
But she has double meanings,
which didn't show her timidity.
She saw you and me playing swing together,
not only she didn't report to Master,
but came to tell you about it.
This is not only a warning but also a friendly sign.
She is smart.
Not everything is measurable in this world.
You don't need to imitate her.
Wan Xiang said you're injured? Where did you get hurt?
Let me bind it up again for you.
Chief punished me yesterday.
Yesterday, I advised you not to get too close to Ting Zhu Yard.
I've failed to respect you.
So you used this iron stick to punish me.
If you didn't do this, my injuries will be made known.
Don't worry,
All Shadows of Guihua City will suffer beating.
I've gotten used to it, it's not very painful.
I can't see the wound clearly.
You just help me find the spot and I'll finish the rest.
Cha Luo must've sent someone to search every single room.
We can't hesitate anymore.
Chang An.
The reason why you assassinated Cha Luo...
is to give me a chance to escape?
Cha Luo and I...
have old grudges.
I came here solely for revenge.
My surname is Xie.
I'm a horse-keeper for Xie's family,
a famous sword-making family.
That day, Cha Luo broke into Xie's house with her army...
and gathered the whole family in the yard.
She asks my master to hand out the letter written for Princess Tai Ping.
She said that the letter was sealed by a thousand-year-old iron.
It has no word on it and is smaller than a palm.
So it's called No word letter which can command everyone.
But my master told her that Xie's family only makes swords.
And had nothing to do with Emperor Wu.
He pleaded Cha Luo to forget about that old grudge.
And release Xie's family.
Cha Luo bursts into laughter and pierced my master's chest.
And nailed him against the gate of Xie's house.
Therefore,
everyone from the Xie family, including the small children...
were killed by Cha Luo.
It was April 6th in lunar year.
The child was barely seven years old.
And his birthday was in two days.
She's indeed heartless.
But you mentioned that...
you were just their horse-keeper.
Why are you willing to suffer and almost die for them?
I was homeless before knowing the Xie family.
I don't even have enough food.
It was master Xie who saved me.
I still can remember...
that time when master saw me on the street,
my feet were full of frostbite.
There were bloody footprints everywhere.
So he squatted down to check on me.
His eyes tear up.
He even gave me his own boots.
Then,
he took me back home and told me that...
from now on,
you're a part of Xie family.
He even named me...
and taught me Xie's style of Kung Fu.
He provided me with new clothes.
What's your name?
Xie Huan.
My name is Xie Huan.
Without my master Xie,
I won't have a name.
I might be called...
Tom, Dick or Harry my entire life.
Xie Huan.
Your name is Xie Huan.
Mister.
This Death pond...
was built by my mum after arriving in Guihua City.
It looks exactly like the one in Xuan Ji Forest.
Before she left,
she would sit there and play the guqin.
She sat on the ground...
with bare foot.
She used to play the guqin like this since young.
How's your guqin playing skill?
Chang An taught me before, but I only know a little.
Play it.
What song should I play, mister?
Up to you.
What about Yu Ji Yin?
I'm not familiar with this song. You start first.
She has done so much for me, I've got to do something for her.
No one cares about me.
I do.
What if I'm not your chief? Would you still treat me that well?
Anyhow, I won't fail you.
Wan Mei failed in her mission. Send her to the Death Pond.
Shadow Chang An failed to serve two masters well...
send him to the torture room.
What was I playing?
Don't move, I'm not interested in you.
- But there's something on my legs. - It's blood insects.
Di Sha can only get one when they've killed ten people.
It helps to increase your power for ten years.
You're so weak,
you can't even bear one blood insect.
Well,
just hang on. I'll help you dredge your meridians.
You're soft-hearted with bad temper.
People like you are rare in Guihua City.
That's weird.
You are blind,
but I always feel that you're observing me.
My eyes have recovered.
Only you and Yue Ying know about this.
The reason I told you so...
is because I believe you won't let others know...
including Chang An.
I understand.
The song you played just now was not Yu Ji Yin.
But your thoughts.
You've been despised for years,
your melody clearly shows...
that you're not reconciled to it.
So what?
I've struggled for a long time,
I'm still just a chess piece in Guihua City.
Once I fail my mission,
I can't even choose how I would die.
It seems that you don't know yourself.
Let me show you...
what else your melody told me.
Fluorescent insects are good at mind-reading.
Open your eyes and take a look.
This is how they look at the end of the song.
If you want to stand on higher ground, even just for a day,
you'll still overlook some people.
That's the real you.
I heard Cha Luo sent his people to attack Ting Zhu Yard.
Are you hurt?
I was having a heart attack and was unconscious.
Her and her shadow bluffed,
and scared Cha Luo away.
It's my fault. I should be punished.
I was the one who ordered you. It's not your fault.
Get up.
I just rewarded her two blood insects as a gift.
But she can't handle it and passed out.
She should wake up within 30 minutes.
You seem...
to be fond of her.
My reward for her will only make Cha Luo be more cautious.
- That is... - It's the best way to distract her.
After much consideration,
Wan Mei is the most suitable target.
- Can she defeat Cha Luo? - We have to try.
If she fails,
I still had nothing to lose.
One more thing.
I played the flute to induce her exposed mind,
and I found out that she may have...
- fallen in love with her shadow. - This is a deadly sin in Guihua City.
Especially in Cha Luo's view.
Her shadow assassinates Cha Luo. So I'm curious about his identity.
Help me investigate.
Mister doesn't admit his love for you,
yet he broke the rules for you over and over again.
Decade-old mother of insects...
is able to attract low-grade insects.
But how...
did she eat Jiu Ming?
It's the right smell.
Why?
Mister, time for medicine.
I've troubled you.
You were a poison expert before...
but I forced you to be a doctor.
I'm willing to do so.
How long could I live?
Just tell me the truth.
If you think less and don't get angry easily...
and rest well,
you can still live for another 5 to 6 years.
What if I think a lot and get angry easily?
At most...
three years.
Okay, I see.
How's the investigation going?
Your heart disease is caused by practising mental power.
You'll only need a Jiu Ming to heal.
I swear...
that I will find a Jiu Ming to heal you regardless.
That's what you said four months ago,
but until now we still haven't find one.
We'll let fate decide.
I don't want to hold any unrealistic hope anymore.
Chang An.
You're awake?
Yesterday, you were sent home by Miss Yue Ying.
She said Mister rewarded you with two blood insects.
She thought you'll wake up within an hour, but you didn't.
So she sent you home.
I only felt pain at that time.
But today when I woke up, I feel more relaxed.
How about your wound?
I'm fine.
So this is a Shina tree?
It looks different from the one in my village.
I didn't recognize it until it blooms.
Last night, wind from the south generated so many flowers overnight.
Shina flowers can be made into food.
Last time, after I caught a few water snake,
I will stew it in a amphora and add some Shinan flowers to it.
It tasted so good until Xiao Ba finished the whole bowl every time.
Besides catching water snakes, I also catch cicadas.
Wrap cicadas with flour, and if you don't have oil,
you can bake it near the stove.
It's crispy and delicious as well.
We were very poor,
when we finished all our cold storage, we'll starve during springtime.
I was so hungry, I started eating weeds beside the road.
Don't you laugh at me.
Chang An, I'm not going to leave.
I was able to survive through so many hard times,
now I shouldn't be so weak.
You'll have a better life out there.
But...
But you are here.
But I...
If you can finish your tasks,
then we'll leave together.
If you can't,
I'm willing to die here with you.
Han Xiu was rich for his whole life,
but he was unhappy.
I think...
I'm stronger than him.
I won't let you die,
I always keep my promise.
Miss Yue Ying.
Both of you pack your things and depart with me.
- Where are we going? - Southern Jiang.
Ting Zhu Yard will pay for your bonus.
Yes.
When I was six, I followed my former chief Lan He to Guihua City.
I made my first insect when I was 11.
I call it "Se Jie (anti-sex)".
Once planted onto a male, he'll be erectile dysfunction for life.
It's worse than an eunuch.
I witnessed Master Lan gave it to to vicar master, Cha Ru...
and then convinced her to plant it onto the blood of her shadow.
That time, Cha Luo was just like you,
being chosen by Chief Lan.
And her shadow...
is Master Xing, Xing Feng.
Pack for two months, we'll meet at Ting Zhu Yard in an hour.
Yes.
Please have some tea
What's wrong, Tai Fu?
No one will be eavesdropping, right?
Do you have that much dirty secrets?
You mean, dating with the Master of Guihua City?
Tai Fu Yue, you're joking.
What's more, Guihua City is permitted by the government.
There's nothing to hide.
To be specific, Guihua City is Emperor Wu's secret agency...
and permitted by Emperor Wu.
But, it was the old King who gave us to Master Lan...
to protect our lives.
The old King loved Lan He very much.
He knew she was a hit man.
To cheer her up and avoid making her sad,
he gave away Guihua City to her...
for fun.
What's more, it was the old King's last wish and intangible.
Female assassins in Guihua City are loyal to Emperor Wu.
This is enough to prove that Guihua City doesn't need to exist.
Tai Fu Yue, are you threatening me?
Don't you forget,
The one who's living in Ting Zhu Yard now is King Ning.
This is why I've come to meet you.
He is just a blind man, incapable of anything.
Tai Fu Yue, why do you care so much about him?
My nose...
can smell danger all this while.
And I'm always right.
Since Tai Fu Yue said so, why not make it clearer?
I'm a straightforward person, and I hate puzzles.
Okay.
I want to know more about King Ning...
everything.
That's not too difficult,
I'm just worried that you would sell me out.
Don't worry.
Although I've been in the palace for years,
loyalty will still be my priority.
I'm relived after hearing that.
But what can I get this time?
Master, you are so rich.
I'm afraid you're too hard to please.
Tai Fu Yue, you're a clever person.
You definitely know what I want.
Okay. From now on...
only Apricot Mansion will remain in Guihua City,
Ting Zhu Yard will be demolished.
This is the real Death Pond.
This was my mother's birth place.